Creationist suit tossed in Kansas.

[oxmixmudd]

Or, what exactly do you follow when you follow Christ for both God and Christ are phantasmal characters in the book that are brought to life purely in your imagination.

See - that is your opinion. It is not something that can be proved any more than I can prove to you God and Christ are real. So you live your life believing God and Christ are a phantasy, and I live my life believing they are real.

Which of us is correct we will never know if you are correct (if you are correct we die and are no more. So while we would be no more, we wouldn't know the resolution of the question). And if I am correct, we will only know after it is too late to do much about the consequences.

But in the end you denigrate that which is objectively a very powerful force for good in many peoples lives. I'm not saying religion is always good, but on the balance, and certainly as regards the Christian faith, the good is significant and measurable at almost all levels. So it would seem a less arrogant approach would be to recognize that and not be quite so cynical.

But even more - how about taking some time to understand rather than just dismiss and ridicule There are a large number of people that believe. And a large number whose lives have been turned completely around for the good through their faith. Clearly - at least in those cases - there is more to faith in God than your strawmen characterizations are willing to admit.

Jim

[firstfloor]

See - that is your opinion. It is not something that can be proved any more than I can prove to you God and Christ are real. So you live your life believing God and Christ are a phantasy, and I live my life believing they are real.

Which of us is correct we will never know if you are correct (if you are correct we die and are no more. So while we would be no more, we wouldn't know the resolution of the question). And if I am correct, we will only know after it is too late to do much about the consequences.

But in the end you denigrate that which is objectively a very powerful force for good in many peoples lives. I'm not saying religion is always good, but on the balance, and certainly as regards the Christian faith, the good is significant and measurable at almost all levels. So it would seem a less arrogant approach would be to recognize that and not be quite so cynical.

But even more - how about taking some time to understand rather than just dismiss and ridicule There are a large number of people that believe. And a large number whose lives have been turned completely around for the good through their faith. Clearly - at least in those cases - there is more to faith in God than your strawmen characterizations are willing to admit.

Jim